. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/CAN/229 
7 March 2008 
 (08-1008) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English/ 
 French 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   CANADA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:   Department of Industry 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:  
Canadian Enquiry Point, 200-270 Albert St reet, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1P 6N7 
Tel.:  +1 613 238 3222, Fax.: +1 613 569 7808, E-mail: enquirypoint@scc.ca  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [ X ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:         
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable):   Radiocommunications 
Equipment (ICS:  33.060) 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document:   Radiocommunication 
Act - Notice No. SMSE-006-08 — Releasing of new SRSP-513, SRSP-514, RSS-112, RSS-
139 and amendment of SRSP-510 and RSS-133 (avail able in English and French, 2 pages). 
6. Description of content:    
Notice is hereby given that Industry Canada is introducing the following new documents: 
 
Standard Radio System Plan 513 (SRSP-513), Issue 1: Technical Requirements for 
Advanced Wireless Service s in the Bands 1 710-1 755 MHz and 2 110-2 155 MHz , 
which sets out the minimum technical requirements for the efficient utilization of these bands; 
 
Standard Radio System Plan 514 (SRSP-514), Issue 1: Technical Requirements for 
Land Mobile and Fixed Radio Services Operating in the Band 1 670-1 675 MHz , which 
sets out the minimum technical requirements for the efficient utilization of this band; 
 Radio Standards Specification 112 (RSS-112), Issue 1:  Land Mobile and Fixed 
Equipment Operating in the Band 1 670-1 675 MHz , which sets out certification 
requirements for radiocommunications systems for the land mobile and fixed services in this band; and 
 Radio Standards Specification 139 (RSS-139), Issue 1:  Advanced Wireless Services 
Equipment Operating in the Bands 1 710-1 755 MHz and 2 110-2 155 MHz , which sets G/TBT/N/CAN/229 
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  out certification requirements for radiocommunications systems to provide Advanced 
Wireless Services (AWS) in these bands. 
 Notice is also given that Industry Canada h as released the following revised documents: 
 
Standard Radio System Plan 510 (SRSP-510), Issue 4: Technical Requirements for 
Personal Communications Services (PCS) in  the Bands 1 850- 1 915 MHz and 1 930-
1 995 MHz , which sets out the minimum technical requirements for the efficient 
utilization of these bands; and 
 
Radio Standards Specification 133 (RSS-133), Issue 4:  2 GHz Personal 
Communications  Services , which sets out certification requirements for 
radiocommunications systems to provide Personal Communications Services (PCS) in 
the bands 1 850-1 915 MHz and 1 930-1 995 MHz.  
 
The above documents were updated to reflect recent changes in equipment and certification 
requirements.  Note that the above RSS and  SRSP documents are  available in English and French on 
Industry Canada’s Web site: http://strategis.gc.ca/spectrum
  
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of the network 
8. Relevant documents:   Canada Gazette, Part I, 23 Febr uary 2008, Pages 445-446 (available 
in English and French). 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    Not stated 
23 February 2008 
10. Final date for comments:   22 June 2008 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:   
The electronic version of these do cuments can be downloaded at: 
 http://canadagazette.gc.ca/partI/2008/200802 23/pdf/g1-14208.pdf (Canada Gazette)
 
http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/site/smt-gst.n sf/en/sf08879e.html (RSS and SRSP_English)  
http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/site/smt-gst .nsf/fr/sf08879f.html (RSS and SRSP_French)